Grub Wood - Broadleaved woodland 1 ha
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Places › England › South East › Reigate and Banstead Getting here
51.27286, -0.20854
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 158m away — 8 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 158m away — 8 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcomeDogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 24 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Greensand Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref GW Regional walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Bluebell Walk, Box Hill Walking route 4.8 km ▾
Discover distant vistas, wander through woodlands & valleys and enjoy a vast display of bluebells in the spring months on this family-friendly trail.
Paths with some steep ascents and descents, steps, uneven terrain & bridlepaths. Dogs welcome on a lead.
Named route Length 4.8 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Butterfly Walk, Box Hill Walking route 3.2 km ▾
2-mile circular walk round Headley Heath, rambling through woodland & heathland. Many different species of butterfly. Mainly flat or gently undulating land, with a some slight descents and ascents. Can be muddy. Dogs welcome under close control.
Named route Length 3.2 km Duration 04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath Circuit, Box Hill Walking route 6.6 km ▾
Enjoy stunning views and rich, varied and rare wildlife on a circular walk over open heathland, woodland and chalk downland designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest. One steep descent and some steps. Dogs welcome on a lead due to livestock.
Named route Length 6.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Headley Heath to White Hill Walking Trail, Box Hill Walking route 5.9 km ▾
Take in views of the Surrey Hills on this circular walk through woodland, open pasture & farmland. There's a country pub to stop off at en route, and two steep slopes (between ponds and along a rocky bridlepath). Please keep dogs on leads near livestock.
Named route Length 5.9 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Smithy Close public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Path type: residential
Show on map 50 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map LCN 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 Local cycle route
Show on map Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris Cycling route ▾
English part of Avenue Verte London ↔ Paris, an international cycle route that connects the two capital cities
Named route Ref AV International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 20 Wandsworth to South Merstham (proposed) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 20 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 22 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 22 National Cycle Network
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
9,467 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,467 records · National Biodiversity Network Skylark · Woodpigeon · Jay · Robin · Carrion Crow +43
Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodlark Lullula arborea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hobby Falco subbuteo House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Dolichovespula media +4
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Lesser Hawkbit · Ribbed Melilot · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Lucerne · Smooth Hawk's-beard +15
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Springy Turf-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,467 records · National Biodiversity Network Skylark · Woodpigeon · Jay · Robin · Carrion Crow +43
Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Raven Corvus corax Redwing Turdus iliacus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Peregrine Falco peregrinus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodlark Lullula arborea Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Coal Tit Periparus ater Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola House Martin Delichon urbicum Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Herring Gull Larus argentatus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Hobby Falco subbuteo House Sparrow Passer domesticus 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Birch Shieldbug · Cabbage Bug · Dolichovespula media +4
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media Rhododendron Leafhopper Graphocephala fennahi Lesser Hawkbit · Ribbed Melilot · Hawkweed Oxtongue · Lucerne · Smooth Hawk's-beard +15
Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Ribbed Melilot Melilotus officinalis Hawkweed Oxtongue Picris hieracioides Lucerne Medicago sativa subsp. sativa Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis Springy Turf-moss Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Pill Beetle Byrrhus pilula
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
False-brome Brachypodium sylvaticum
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Goat's-rue Galega officinalis
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Hoary Mustard Hirschfeldia incana
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Tall Fescue Schedonorus arundinaceus
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii
Many-leaved Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. leersii
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Curled Dock Rumex crispus
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Hoary Willowherb Epilobium parviflorum
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Field Horsetail Equisetum arvense
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella
Mouse-Ear-Hawkweed Pilosella
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
Hoary Ragwort Jacobaea erucifolia
White Melilot Melilotus albus
White Melilot Melilotus albus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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